That smile says it all, he's back to living again, out of the unappreciative grind and misery, congrats to you sir, and thanks again Mark for yet another good interview, a very nice guy.
So many Australian and American men have had similar circumstances with an oppressive government and unappreciative women. I can hear and feel the anger and disgust in this man’s voice. I can also relate to him. Enjoy life in the Philippines, sir. And here is something you won’t hear back in Australia: Thank you for years of hard work and sacrifice
Nothing drives men East like Western women. And nothing decimates men like the Western legal system weaponized against them. SOOOO many stories like this. You get up over 50 and you look around at the men you've known whose lives have been destroyed. Including the suicides. Pensions gone, retirements destroyed, families shattered, businesses wiped out. I've seen 30 year olds try to end it, millionaires who had to watch their wives blow $500k at the casino (the woman never had to work a day in her life, but somehow half was hers. Now the tribal casino has it), a guy who had to split his military pension twice (why do they get remarried?) and I could go on and fill a book but you get the point. I only lost $60k in my divorce. At the time I thought it was the end of the world and an incredible price to pay. It was pretty much all the equity in a home and everything else I had. The auctioneer said I had really nice stuff though. LOL. Now I realize that was nothing. I got off pretty cheap by most standards. I know men in their 60s STILL paying their ex wives WHO CHEATED ON THEM! Good luck, mate. And yes, THANK YOU for doing your bit in making THE WHOLE FREAKIN' MODERN ECONOMY WORK! Solid guys hold up the whole world. Nobody cares though until we stop, then suddenly we're A-holes for not providing adequate service. Time to move on for so many of us.
@@markw999 60k for me too It took me 10 years to pay off debt and rebuild my retirement after divorce Living in a slum Working overseas to get more pay and rebuild my life Now I hold my kids in my arms and hope they learn from my mistakes After decades, I’m retiring and traveling The west … nope
Yeah. It is a pity whats happening to men in modern society. As much as some people hate the traditional settings, I bet it was more honorable when a man in his 60s who has been working that hard would relax next to his children and grandchildren, sharing birthdays, Christmas dinners and barbecues with family and neighbours. Sad. Sad. Sad. I always almost shed a tear when I see these situations. Then at such an age here we are starting from scratch in every area including relationships, dating like school boys. Yeah. Its pathetic
Born in Melbourne and in an orphanage in Beechworth until I was 13....I was in Mindanao when I was 15 on a fishing trawler and have always worked in the mines in WA flying in & out of South East Asia...now I live in Pinas and have done so for many years.... May I suggest you make Pinas your home mate...im on the Gold Coast at the moment selling my property to developers whilst wifey finishes her studies here....coming back to Aussie as much as I love my country is like pulling teeth...I can only handle 2 months a year of It at the most....its not as bad as the US but it is going down the same road like all western countries... Learn the ropes son & finally be free !!!!!! All the best to you both....
How ya going cobba? I'm an American and just wanted to practice some Oz slang I picked up from my mate Paul from Melbourne. I met in backpacking in Bolivia and really hit it off with him. I like how you reach out to your fellow Aussie's with encouragement.
This was an excellent interview and it made me reevaluate my current situation. I live in Germany and have been working for the same company for almost 18 years now. After turning 50 I started to notice many changes, feeling out of place when it came to my responsibilities at work and the pressure of always having to keep up with everyone else regarding material things and status. The important part of the interview was when you talked about negative thoughts and that hit home. When I retire, I want to live and not just exist. I'll be visiting Mexico this year to see if it's for me but the Philippines is definately on my list for next year. Life is too short and with some planning and research I want to make some positve changes in my life. Keep up the good work, Mark.
Stay out of Mexico, It's not good for foreigners. They hate anyone who isn't from there. It is also unsafe with the drug cartels declaring war. They are unleashing Hell just over the US border. Change your ticket to Philippines and live long and safe here.
Your guest said something that resonated with my own experience. He said that he felt like would not live for another two years. That was my experience exactly. I did not know why but felt I just could not live under the circumstances I was in any longer if I wanted to continue in life. So, as they say, nothing changes unless something changes...I made changes.
Good for him or in Aussie, good on yuh..it’s so wonderful to just drop all that baggage, physical and mental and find that new freedom, best wishes from here on 🙏🏻👍🏻🤓
This gentleman seems to have woke up on the other side of a nightmare into a better place in his life. Very inspirational. I am happy that he's found some happiness in his life. Thanks Mark.
Watching from Houston My husband n I love watching ur vlogs. So interesting to know everyone’s story in their experiences in adapting to Philippine life. Keep up d good work Mark.
A great guy as an Aussie and smart thinking, as an Aussie i will be doing similar...... hope to meet up some time when I retire -- best of luck but be careful
Welcome to the Philippines 🇵🇭 Sir. Hopefully you will learn from us. Live life eah day. Be thankful always for each morning and surely you will be be happy untill your last breath
I agree speaking the language is very important. I’m retired and l left the U.S., and moved to Merida Mexico, all Spanish speaking , and it been very difficult for me to meet women here. I have decided to move to the Philippines.
@@1MinuteFlipDoc for Italians, French and Portuguese maybe because of similarities and also as a Filipino and having hundreds of Spanish words in Tagalog I thought it's easy. You have to put a lot of time studying it, because I thought it's literally translating English sentences to Spanish which in many cases it is, but it doesn't always work that way.
This kind of strory really makes me happy, at the end of the tunnel theres always a light. Im happy for you, and Im.always hoping that there is a light assign to each of us.
You know you’re a wise man and a clever man Mark so I always look forward to watching your posts and new interviews as I learn heaps of things from people from different parts of the world and various walks of life. I love learning about peoples experiences, ways of lives and their adventures. I remember my Dad telling me that it’s good to talk to older people bec there’s lots of learnings to be learned. Your channel proves that. Even as a female and not a retiree, I love listening to your interviews. I always watch your videos when I see new post and watch it after coming home from work. A part of my chill and relax time. This one is another good interview. Interesting Australian and interesting new job for him.
Haven't been asked to invest anything and won't be. They will organise my visa and accomodation etc. I was going to travel 6 months at a time to wherever, but now will be traveling with friends i already know and who have already lived in the the cities we will go to. Yes it is too good to be true.
Yes that’s true to start your day with gratitude. As a Filipino I’ve been doing that for several years and it turned out what I want will just come out naturally. The universe will provide you people to answer what you need and some are for free. I’ve heard Dumaguete experiences rare typhoon. Unlike other places with season typhoons throughout the year. Dumaguete has Robinsons mall. Bohol has no SM or Robinsons mall yet.
Well for me, I been a single mum for over 30yrs and brought up my kids single handedly but I did not give up. My sacrfice paid off and at the age of 58 I managed to buy my own place 3bedrooms villa in Sydney. Prior to this I bought a 73sqm 2bedrooms condominium in Mandaluyong which is worth at least 10M pesos now. I am nearly 59 in few months time and I am looking forward for my 3rd property. I have pre approval of AUD750K. I had my degree 4yrs ago. My 50K income 12yrs ago to 160K this EOFY was a hard work. Just sharing my experience. Don"t give up. Better be late than never🙂
I'll never forget an Aussie in Isan, Thailand in 2014 telling me that the $1m he'd squirreled away would buy him a good house in Australia, but he'd have nothing else. The income from $1m goes a long way in Isan!
Great interview Mark. Lots of expats in Panglao. Things looking good for this chap. Positive guy. Hopefully he doesn’t end up getting a local pregnant and then has to deal with all the drama I’m seeing on other vlogs.
Good story I am in Australia similar situation single man early sixty renting ,divorced,watch videos about Phillipines retirement I am thinking of doing something similar when my sky high rent lease finishes here in Australia This story almost felt like this is what I have been planning,now I find out you have to be fully vaccinated to enter the Phillipines no exceptions. I will keep an eye out for any changes in the entry requirements. One can enter Thailand unvaccinated so maybe I may start there .
Actually, if you check, I believe that unvaccinated foreigners can enter Cebu provided they do 6 days in a quarantine facility and obviously test negative. Hope this helps. Cheers Aussie John
Panglao has its own International Airport,I think it caters mostly to SKorean tourists( many S.Korean shops and restaurants there), and maybe Taiwan, I think it was built with Japanese help ang the contractor was probably Mitsubishi, Tagbilaran isn't that big and Panglao island where the airport is a few KM from Tagbilaran .Iwas in Bohol in 2017, There are way more foreigners in Dumaguete.
bohol is a province & dumaguete is a city ..... overall bohol has a lot of expats if you add everything up cuz it's a province,what you see in panglao are tourists who were enjoying their mini vacation,but they weren't a lot of expats there like dumaguete city ...... but that's good cuz i rather see tourists there than expats ..... expats can live @ some other towns in bohol but leave panglao,dauis,baclayon & tagbilaran to the tourists either filipino or foreign .....
When I was in Bohol I checked out prices of Real Estatte, 3, 000Pesos/ Sqm and up in Panglao area Tagbilara as the same, that probably close to Metro Manila and Subdivision lots like in Clark , Angeles and Batangas and Cavite.
Good and interesting conversation/interview. Good luck mate. Soon be under the sun in the beach of Sibulan. Viewing here in Alice Springs, NT, Australia.
Let Mark know if he takes his super at 59 he needs to declare it as income and posibly pay tax on it but if he waits until he turns 60 it is tax free and he can take it all out except $7000 and when he turns 67 he needs to return to australia to apply for his centre link pension then he car return to philippines strait away that is what I did but I'm still working on getting to the Philippines.
I’m so happy for you sir! America and Australia seem to be mirror images of each other with their crapy economies and making the tax paying citizen disgusted and burned out. Mark always has great interviews.
What an awesome and inspiring story, his middle name should be Phoenix! Rising from the ashes. And so on point as a fellow Aussie, the female attitudes and family law rules are close to apartheid and I wonder who they will ask when the men have checked out and taken their chips and left? Their “allies” ? Their blue/green haired kids, at 30 and still kids? I am in a similar situation but has luckily managed to salvage some resources but am definitely looking to SE Asia for the next chapter of opportunities and adventure. Thank you, Mark was truly inspiring and showed the ol “can do” attitude.
Great interview and I congratulate The Australian gentleman for his open heart he has found.... Regarding Panglao, I did spend time there after buying a beach lot on the main Island, and it is definitely a tourist stop expensive and you get that local tourist attitude which is not really that warm.. I also know all the dirty little secrets On the island of Bohol... Within a few kilometers there were 2 foreigners that were murderedBy their wife's Filipino boyfriend.. On their property or in their home. And then a couple years after that my neighbor was broken into and his guests were held at gunpoint robbed and luckily no one was killed.. My overall feeling before I even knew of the Past murders, I feltThat foreigners were not really well liked ,and there was a certain resentment with some people there.That foreigners were not really well liked and there was resentment ...I saw the potential of the robbery with my neighbor and predicted that... it happened just a couple months after I was visiting there.. After voicing these facts which are simply reality you might find in the newspaper along with some others that were even worse and more brutal, as well as my in laws having 2 murder cases in the family, Violent crimes certainly do happen and the foreigner can definitely be a target since of course we are all rich haha.. So you can be aware or you can live like ignorance is Bliss.. From everything I hear I would have to say that Dumagette is a Safer and better choice where to live. Whereas Bo hol really does not have much to offer and could get boring rather fast.. As we know there is no perfect and there has been recent violent crime there as well. The great attitude change an open mind really impresses me and this was a great interview to share thank you kindly..🙏🙏
there is a restriction regarding eligibility for govt pension ,not superannuation, that involves your age, and assets including home ownership, and any time living overseas before being eligible , more about meeting a high number of years as a tax payer paying tax to be eligible. An allowance for owning a home in total assets is applied.
It's a mongrel system here designed to make it extremely difficult to access a pension. We had a contract regarding the pension, we worked and paid and when our turn came we were to be looked after. Well, they lied. Your guest is caught between a rock and a hard place, in order to be eligible for the pension he must spend the 2 previous years before applying in Australia otherwise he will be ineligible. I'm 65 and sitting out the restriction, stuff them I paid, they owe. I am coming over on a receipt as soon as unvaccinated travellers are allowed in the country. I would like to catch up if the opportunity presents itself. Good luck guys. Cheers from Aussie John
I may need to be in Aus from 65 to 67 to get the pension but i dont need to be there from 59 to 65. If i really play the game i can go back on the dole for 2 years with my much younger Filipina bride and the bastards can pay her a pension for life. 🤣
yep here in Australia housing rentals and accommodation is so high maybe cheapest rent is about $A350.00/week everything here are too expensive you have to work work 😞
i can understand his experience of divorce financial destruction , then self poisoning perpetually perpetrated negative thoughts, constantly , may be a subject for another video on its own , interestingly you said you radio presentations back home for a psychologist any chance of posting a link so we can here it , or may be do a video on how to cheer ourselves up a bit , take it easy see you on the next video
@@tralivingeasy9934 On ya buddy. Great move, I'm out in the Yarra Valley. I was watching with a mate, we guessed your steel work was At BHP and guessed you resided around Hastings. Don't give up mate keep punchin
Ive helped several people since ive been here. Three with requirements to get a job, two with help to build their homes, one to further her education. One to get out of a job with a bad foreigner and in to one with a good one. Another to keep her brother out of jail. Male, female even a Ladyboy and one i never actually met. I have many Filipino/a friends who i think would vouch for me.
I wish I knew someone over there from the usa like in the davo area that I could come friends with thats already stability see if I could stay with them short time till I get started over there and advise me good and the bad . As I would like to retire there in 2024
In Australia if your been unemployed for 6 months & on welfare payments for 6 months you can apply for financial hardship & access your superannuation & get 10k. But they tax it and you get about 7.7k. Aussie government let people do this during covid to help financial strain. You didn't have to wait 6 months when covid came. It was straight away we could get to it.
That is absolutely correct. But if you are in a failing small business during covid it doesnt qualify. And for other covid assistance you had to have the right industry code. 🙄☹️
Aussie pension started at 65 in 2015 and has been increased x 1 yr since,,so one day you need to get to 75 to get a pension. You need to go back to Australia and stay there for 2 yrs..if you worked there for 35 yrs you get the full pension less assets.
Hey Mark, Another great interview. This is the place for fresh starts. So many of us expats have similar stories, life has gone to shit back home and turned around here. I'd hate to see Dumaguete over run with losers from the west but guys like this are a welcome addition.
I am planning to go to Tagbilliran at the end of the year to meet a lady , but I was confused here about Peng Lau?? not sure how to spell that, but I assumed its on the south coast of Bohol, would that be correct ?..great video by the way thankyou Mark 1&2.
Panglao is a small island to the south. It connects to Tagbiliran by two bridges. Tagb is where we all go for mall shopping and is about 20 minutes from the southern end of Panglao. Tawala is where Alona beach is right at the south tip of Panglao.
My only criteria for a partner was someone who didn't fucking hate me. I got a GF who adores me, treats me like a god, is 40 kg lighter and 20 years younger and actually better educated than my ex. God bless the Phillipines!
Good interview. I like this guy. I like the Philippines and have been there 6 times during military service. It is likely I would go there to retire if it were not for the current worldly events. When the digital pass is implemented worldwide, and it will be soon, I won't have any way to defend myself over there. The US sucks in so many ways but at least I can delay the inevitable here via the Second Amendment.
Never felt the need (except when on Ops in Bataan) in my daily life in P.I. I am a big 2a guy, NRA civilian Instr. etc. etc. Always carry Stateside. The U.S. agents I worked with said the same thing: " I feel naked when I'm unarmed in the States. Here I don't feel the need."
Mark is very lucky that his ex-wife didn't claim some (or all) of his superannuation. My ex-wife took around $180,000 AUD from my superannuation when we got divorced back in 2013. Thankfully, I've recovered what I lost, and will likely be moving to the Philippines when I retire in around 5 years ... maybe sooner, depending on how bad the impending global economic collapse gets.
Luckily he will probably have enough of his own superannuation to live off. But it is true, if he stays in the Phillipines, in order to collect his age pension, for which he has paid taxes his whole life, he has to live in Australia the 2 years before he is eligible (67yrs now). If he does get it he should be able to collect it and live in the Phillipines.
@@tralivingeasy9934 Probably, but if you have a Filipino family they may have difficulty getting a visa for that time. Crazy law and pre-requisite. You have to do a lot of googling to find out the real answer. Then when you apply a lot depends on who interviews you on the day. (We have been through this but both of us AU
A big red flag I don’t know anything about it (the job) and I don’t want to know . Start off at a lawyer with a written contract and financial guarantees . Yes wake up this is not a dream .
That smile says it all, he's back to living again, out of the unappreciative grind and misery, congrats to you sir, and thanks again Mark for yet another good interview, a very nice guy.
So many Australian and American men have had similar circumstances with an oppressive government and unappreciative women. I can hear and feel the anger and disgust in this man’s voice. I can also relate to him.
Enjoy life in the Philippines, sir.
And here is something you won’t hear back in Australia: Thank you for years of hard work and sacrifice
Nothing drives men East like Western women. And nothing decimates men like the Western legal system weaponized against them. SOOOO many stories like this. You get up over 50 and you look around at the men you've known whose lives have been destroyed. Including the suicides. Pensions gone, retirements destroyed, families shattered, businesses wiped out. I've seen 30 year olds try to end it, millionaires who had to watch their wives blow $500k at the casino (the woman never had to work a day in her life, but somehow half was hers. Now the tribal casino has it), a guy who had to split his military pension twice (why do they get remarried?) and I could go on and fill a book but you get the point.
I only lost $60k in my divorce. At the time I thought it was the end of the world and an incredible price to pay. It was pretty much all the equity in a home and everything else I had. The auctioneer said I had really nice stuff though. LOL. Now I realize that was nothing. I got off pretty cheap by most standards. I know men in their 60s STILL paying their ex wives WHO CHEATED ON THEM!
Good luck, mate. And yes, THANK YOU for doing your bit in making THE WHOLE FREAKIN' MODERN ECONOMY WORK! Solid guys hold up the whole world. Nobody cares though until we stop, then suddenly we're A-holes for not providing adequate service. Time to move on for so many of us.
@@markw999 60k for me too
It took me 10 years to pay off debt and rebuild my retirement after divorce
Living in a slum
Working overseas to get more pay and rebuild my life
Now I hold my kids in my arms and hope they learn from my mistakes
After decades, I’m retiring and traveling
The west … nope
😂😂😂😂
Yeah. It is a pity whats happening to men in modern society. As much as some people hate the traditional settings, I bet it was more honorable when a man in his 60s who has been working that hard would relax next to his children and grandchildren, sharing birthdays, Christmas dinners and barbecues with family and neighbours. Sad. Sad. Sad. I always almost shed a tear when I see these situations. Then at such an age here we are starting from scratch in every area including relationships, dating like school boys. Yeah. Its pathetic
@@last_samurai6690 many men only want that. Family , work hard for an appreciative woman
Will they find it
I don’t know
Born in Melbourne and in an orphanage in Beechworth until I was 13....I was in Mindanao when I was 15 on a fishing trawler and have always worked in the mines in WA flying in & out of South East Asia...now I live in Pinas and have done so for many years....
May I suggest you make Pinas your home mate...im on the Gold Coast at the moment selling my property to developers whilst wifey finishes her studies here....coming back to Aussie as much as I love my country is like pulling teeth...I can only handle 2 months a year of It at the most....its not as bad as the US but it is going down the same road like all western countries...
Learn the ropes son & finally be free !!!!!!
All the best to you both....
How ya going cobba? I'm an American and just wanted to practice some Oz slang I picked up from my mate Paul from Melbourne. I met in backpacking in Bolivia and really hit it off with him. I like how you reach out to your fellow Aussie's with encouragement.
This was an excellent interview and it made me reevaluate my current situation. I live in Germany and have been working for the same company for almost 18 years now. After turning 50 I started to notice many changes, feeling out of place when it came to my responsibilities at work and the pressure of always having to keep up with everyone else regarding material things and status. The important part of the interview was when you talked about negative thoughts and that hit home. When I retire, I want to live and not just exist. I'll be visiting Mexico this year to see if it's for me but the Philippines is definately on my list for next year. Life is too short and with some planning and research I want to make some positve changes in my life. Keep up the good work, Mark.
Spanish is the best language to learn if you want a good life for a low price so many nations that speak spanish, its worth the effort learning it.
@@xomox5316 I totally agree with you, my friend. 👍
Stay out of Mexico,
It's not good for foreigners.
They hate anyone who isn't from there. It is also unsafe with the drug cartels declaring war. They are unleashing Hell just over the US border.
Change your ticket to Philippines and live long and safe here.
He smiles a lot in the interview.
It shows inner peace and happiness.
This guy is so genuine and peaceful. I am really enjoying your interviews.
Your guest said something that resonated with my own experience. He said that he felt like would not live for another two years. That was my experience exactly. I did not know why but felt I just could not live under the circumstances I was in any longer if I wanted to continue in life. So, as they say, nothing changes unless something changes...I made changes.
I hope things change for me when I get to the Philippines. Everyday is groundhog day here since my wife passed away some eight years ago.
Good for him or in Aussie, good on yuh..it’s so wonderful to just drop all that baggage, physical and mental and find that new freedom, best wishes from here on 🙏🏻👍🏻🤓
This gentleman seems to have woke up on the other side of a nightmare into a better place in his life. Very inspirational. I am happy that he's found some happiness in his life. Thanks Mark.
Watching from Houston My husband n I love watching ur vlogs. So interesting to know everyone’s story in their experiences in adapting to Philippine life. Keep up d good work Mark.
A great guy as an Aussie and smart thinking, as an Aussie i will be doing similar...... hope to meet up some time when I retire -- best of luck but be careful
So happy for this man how he turned his life around. More less lonely people in the world. Amen.
Goog luck to you Mark. Enjoy your stay in the country!
The Philippines is the best place to be. 🇵🇭
a fresh new start is certainly good for the health
Welcome to my country in the Philippines and I wish you like to live and nice to hear that to share your opinion to anybody
Great story Mark. We enjoyed watching...
From Joe,
Interesting story, thanks for sharing I learned alot.
Welcome to the Philippines Sir, please be careful with any investments , know your rights and stay safe. Wonderful man. Stay safe Sir.
Welcome to the Philippines 🇵🇭 Sir.
Hopefully you will learn from us. Live life eah day. Be thankful always for each morning and surely you will be be happy untill your last breath
Salamat Myrna !
I agree speaking the language is very important. I’m retired and l left the U.S., and moved to Merida Mexico, all Spanish speaking , and it been very difficult for me to meet women here. I have decided to move to the Philippines.
spanish is pretty easy to be honest. watch youtube vidoes to learn the language.
@@1MinuteFlipDoc no it is not, maybe for you but not for him....
@@1MinuteFlipDoc for Italians, French and Portuguese maybe because of similarities and also as a Filipino and having hundreds of Spanish words in Tagalog I thought it's easy. You have to put a lot of time studying it, because I thought it's literally translating English sentences to Spanish which in many cases it is, but it doesn't always work that way.
You can take time, therefore you learn slowly
@@danielbthornton I agree, as you get older it is harder to retain.
Cool guy, glad life is working out for him.
Good men and one more good story to remember. Life is good. God bless all
"They can jam it" 👍🏼think all of us that leave our countries feel the same. Best of luck to this guy. 🙏🏼
I like to hear other expats stories ✌🏼
This kind of strory really makes me happy, at the end of the tunnel theres always a light. Im happy for you, and Im.always hoping that there is a light assign to each of us.
You know you’re a wise man and a clever man Mark so I always look forward to watching your posts and new interviews as I learn heaps of things from people from different parts of the world and various walks of life. I love learning about peoples experiences, ways of lives and their adventures. I remember my Dad telling me that it’s good to talk to older people bec there’s lots of learnings to be learned. Your channel proves that. Even as a female and not a retiree, I love listening to your interviews. I always watch your videos when I see new post and watch it after coming home from work. A part of my chill and relax time.
This one is another good interview. Interesting Australian and interesting new job for him.
Thank you for watching Sam and for taking the time to comment 😀
great story. Aussie guy comes across as really decent guy
Hope the new job works out and it is not a scam of some kind. Glad things are better for this fellow.
Seems the job thing is questionable. Always remember the saying, if it's too good to be true probably is!
Haven't been asked to invest anything and won't be. They will organise my visa and accomodation etc. I was going to travel 6 months at a time to wherever, but now will be traveling with friends i already know and who have already lived in the the cities we will go to. Yes it is too good to be true.
This man's story inspired me.
Yes that’s true to start your day with gratitude. As a Filipino I’ve been doing that for several years and it turned out what I want will just come out naturally. The universe will provide you people to answer what you need and some are for free.
I’ve heard Dumaguete experiences rare typhoon. Unlike other places with season typhoons throughout the year.
Dumaguete has Robinsons mall. Bohol has no SM or Robinsons mall yet.
How interesting. I wish him luck!
Well for me, I been a single mum for over 30yrs and brought up my kids single handedly but I did not give up. My sacrfice paid off and at the age of 58 I managed to buy my own place 3bedrooms villa in Sydney. Prior to this I bought a 73sqm 2bedrooms condominium in Mandaluyong which is worth at least 10M pesos now. I am nearly 59 in few months time and I am looking forward for my 3rd property. I have pre approval of AUD750K. I had my degree 4yrs ago. My 50K income 12yrs ago to 160K this EOFY was a hard work. Just sharing my experience. Don"t give up. Better be late than never🙂
Good on you man great story. All the best with your new life there.
I'll never forget an Aussie in Isan, Thailand in 2014 telling me that the $1m he'd squirreled away would buy him a good house in Australia, but he'd have nothing else. The income from $1m goes a long way in Isan!
On a unrelated topic I would like to recommend that you look into to a TH-cam video that the Savvy expat recently put out about Hospitals in Manila.
good interview.......I did diving with a guy from Melbourne my 1st trip there in 2008. great mate !
Nice story thanks for sharing 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 god bless watching from Hongkong
Thanks for watching
Great interview Mark. Lots of expats in Panglao. Things looking good for this chap. Positive guy. Hopefully he doesn’t end up getting a local pregnant and then has to deal with all the drama I’m seeing on other vlogs.
No worries, had a vascectomy a decade ago.
Great story.
Cool story! Mark has given me some hope for the future. Actually both Marks
Good on yah Mark, my husband and I are planning to retire in the Philippines this year.
Great. Look me up when you get here
Great video, glad things a are going good for your guest
Good story I am in Australia similar situation single man early sixty renting ,divorced,watch videos about Phillipines retirement
I am thinking of doing something similar when my sky high rent lease finishes here in Australia
This story almost felt like this is what I have been planning,now I find out you have to be fully vaccinated to enter the Phillipines no exceptions.
I will keep an eye out for any changes in the entry requirements.
One can enter Thailand unvaccinated so maybe I may start there .
Yeah you can do the same
Actually, if you check, I believe that unvaccinated foreigners can enter Cebu provided they do 6 days in a quarantine facility and obviously test negative. Hope this helps. Cheers Aussie John
Also Clarke was mentioned but not sure about there.
Panglao has its own International Airport,I think it caters mostly to SKorean tourists( many S.Korean shops and restaurants there), and maybe Taiwan, I think it was built with Japanese help ang the contractor was probably Mitsubishi, Tagbilaran isn't that big and Panglao island where the airport is a few KM from Tagbilaran .Iwas in Bohol in 2017, There are way more foreigners in Dumaguete.
bohol is a province & dumaguete is a city ..... overall bohol has a lot of expats if you add everything up cuz it's a province,what you see in panglao are tourists who were enjoying their mini vacation,but they weren't a lot of expats there like dumaguete city ...... but that's good cuz i rather see tourists there than expats ..... expats can live @ some other towns in bohol but leave panglao,dauis,baclayon & tagbilaran to the tourists either filipino or foreign .....
When I was in Bohol I checked out prices of Real Estatte, 3, 000Pesos/ Sqm and up in Panglao area Tagbilara as the same, that probably close to Metro Manila and Subdivision lots like in Clark , Angeles and Batangas and Cavite.
Like this guy hope he does good sounds good good video thanks
Try to go northern luzon you'll find some beautiful beaches like La union, ilocos norte and also Batangas province.
Good and interesting conversation/interview. Good luck mate. Soon be under the sun in the beach of Sibulan. Viewing here in Alice Springs, NT, Australia.
Let Mark know if he takes his super at 59 he needs to declare it as income and posibly pay tax on it but if he waits until he turns 60 it is tax free and he can take it all out except $7000 and when he turns 67 he needs to return to australia to apply for his centre link pension then he car return to philippines strait away that is what I did but I'm still working on getting to the Philippines.
I’m so happy for you sir! America and Australia seem to be mirror images of each other with their crapy economies and making the tax paying citizen disgusted and burned out. Mark always has great interviews.
We're all broken somehow...hope you'll find your luck here👍
Wish you the best
What an awesome and inspiring story, his middle name should be Phoenix! Rising from the ashes. And so on point as a fellow Aussie, the female attitudes and family law rules are close to apartheid and I wonder who they will ask when the men have checked out and taken their chips and left? Their “allies” ? Their blue/green haired kids, at 30 and still kids?
I am in a similar situation but has luckily managed to salvage some resources but am definitely looking to SE Asia for the next chapter of opportunities and adventure.
Thank you, Mark was truly inspiring and showed the ol “can do” attitude.
Sad how many men bust their guts all those yrs and end up with nothing.
It’s designed that way for Wage slaves
Great interview and I congratulate The Australian gentleman for his open heart he has found.... Regarding Panglao, I did spend time there after buying a beach lot on the main Island, and it is definitely a tourist stop expensive and you get that local tourist attitude which is not really that warm.. I also know all the dirty little secrets On the island of Bohol... Within a few kilometers there were 2 foreigners that were murderedBy their wife's Filipino boyfriend.. On their property or in their home. And then a couple years after that my neighbor was broken into and his guests were held at gunpoint robbed and luckily no one was killed.. My overall feeling before I even knew of the Past murders, I feltThat foreigners were not really well liked ,and there was a certain resentment with some people there.That foreigners were not really well liked and there was resentment ...I saw the potential of the robbery with my neighbor and predicted that... it happened just a couple months after I was visiting there.. After voicing these facts which are simply reality you might find in the newspaper along with some others that were even worse and more brutal, as well as my in laws having 2 murder cases in the family, Violent crimes certainly do happen and the foreigner can definitely be a target since of course we are all rich haha.. So you can be aware or you can live like ignorance is Bliss..
From everything I hear I would have to say that Dumagette is a Safer and better choice where to live. Whereas Bo hol really does not have much to offer and could get boring rather fast.. As we know there is no perfect and there has been recent violent crime there as well.
The great attitude change an open mind really impresses me and this was a great interview to share thank you kindly..🙏🙏
Enjoyed the video . Best of luck to you mate !
Thanks, you too!
Hi good afternoon evryone,
Stay safe and bless you all
there is a restriction regarding eligibility for govt pension ,not superannuation, that involves your age, and assets including home ownership, and any time living overseas before being eligible , more about meeting a high number of years as a tax payer paying tax to be eligible. An allowance for owning a home in total assets is applied.
Very informative interview
GOOD SHIT!!!!!🌴🌴🤙🏽
It's a mongrel system here designed to make it extremely difficult to access a pension. We had a contract regarding the pension, we worked and paid and when our turn came we were to be looked after. Well, they lied. Your guest is caught between a rock and a hard place, in order to be eligible for the pension he must spend the 2 previous years before applying in Australia otherwise he will be ineligible. I'm 65 and sitting out the restriction, stuff them I paid, they owe. I am coming over on a receipt as soon as unvaccinated travellers are allowed in the country. I would like to catch up if the opportunity presents itself. Good luck guys. Cheers from Aussie John
I may need to be in Aus from 65 to 67 to get the pension but i dont need to be there from 59 to 65. If i really play the game i can go back on the dole for 2 years with my much younger Filipina bride and the bastards can pay her a pension for life. 🤣
Good on ya Mate!
Great interview where is Peng Lau?
yep here in Australia housing rentals and accommodation is so high maybe cheapest rent is about $A350.00/week everything here are too expensive you have to work work 😞
Yep the Philippines certainly has an effect on people, that's for sure. Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi
50 OZ dollars is equivalent to 40-45 usd, I'm told...sounds like what a tradesman in America would earn...
Cool Aussie guy.
On time, following
Nailed it.
i can understand his experience of divorce financial destruction , then self poisoning perpetually perpetrated negative thoughts, constantly , may be a subject for another video on its own , interestingly you said you radio presentations back home for a psychologist any chance of posting a link so we can here it , or may be do a video on how to cheer ourselves up a bit , take it easy see you on the next video
Just spent three nights at the Modala Resort in Panglao and it was awesome. Traffic is a bit chaotic between Tagbilaran City and Panglao.
Bloody legend. Enjoy the life you deserve. Where about in Melbourne I wonder...
Born and raised in Geelong, moved to Dromana to work at Bluescope, Langwarrin in marriage, Chelsea after divorce.
@@tralivingeasy9934 On ya buddy. Great move, I'm out in the Yarra Valley. I was watching with a mate, we guessed your steel work was At BHP and guessed you resided around Hastings. Don't give up mate keep punchin
If you are on the Australian pension, after 6 weeks living overseas, you lose the supplement payment, only, which is only 10 % of total pension,
My girlfriend is in the Philippines most beautiful and amazing woman
A lot of us feel that way here. The Filipina's are just lovely. All the best to you and your Girl.
GOOD LUCK
Yes 2 years back in Australia
Just take care.everywhere is not safe anymore.just treat us right.
Ive helped several people since ive been here. Three with requirements to get a job, two with help to build their homes, one to further her education. One to get out of a job with a bad foreigner and in to one with a good one. Another to keep her brother out of jail. Male, female even a Ladyboy and one i never actually met. I have many Filipino/a friends who i think would vouch for me.
I wish I knew someone over there from the usa like in the davo area that I could come friends with thats already stability see if I could stay with them short time till I get started over there and advise me good and the bad . As I would like to retire there in 2024
Hey Michael; there is a group of expats that you can connect with people like yourself without connection in P.I.
Traditional men that modern western women don't have much to offer them. Most hang out at the finish line and pick the winners
Hanoi has miserable dreary wet winters, bring your overcoat. Best of luck.
In Australia if your been unemployed for 6 months & on welfare payments for 6 months you can apply for financial hardship & access your superannuation & get 10k. But they tax it and you get about 7.7k. Aussie government let people do this during covid to help financial strain. You didn't have to wait 6 months when covid came. It was straight away we could get to it.
That is absolutely correct. But if you are in a failing small business during covid it doesnt qualify. And for other covid assistance you had to have the right industry code. 🙄☹️
Aussie pension started at 65 in 2015 and has been increased x 1 yr since,,so one day you need to get to 75 to get a pension. You need to go back to Australia and stay there for 2 yrs..if you worked there for 35 yrs you get the full pension less assets.
Hopefully the job thing is not a scam. But when you have nothing you can’t really get scammed anyways
Now that was "positive" story!!! Good on him!!!
seems rents worldwide are crazy now totally out of control.
Hey Mark, Another great interview. This is the place for fresh starts. So many of us expats have similar stories, life has gone to shit back home and turned around here. I'd hate to see Dumaguete over run with losers from the west but guys like this are a welcome addition.
Hi Dale
I agree 💯
great turn around
Is that carnival from my home town of Sarasota FL
I am planning to go to Tagbilliran at the end of the year to meet a lady , but I was confused here about Peng Lau?? not sure how to spell that, but I assumed its on the south coast of Bohol, would that be correct ?..great video by the way thankyou Mark 1&2.
Panglao is a small island to the south. It connects to Tagbiliran by two bridges. Tagb is where we all go for mall shopping and is about 20 minutes from the southern end of Panglao. Tawala is where Alona beach is right at the south tip of Panglao.
He is right, about the attitude of white Anglo Saxon females, to use a Australian phase, ( not worth 2 Bob ),
My only criteria for a partner was someone who didn't fucking hate me. I got a GF who adores me, treats me like a god, is 40 kg lighter and 20 years younger and actually better educated than my ex. God bless the Phillipines!
Someone said it correctly, western women have a Cinderella complex!
Good interview. I like this guy.
I like the Philippines and have been there 6 times during military service. It is likely I would go there to retire if it were not for the current worldly events. When the digital pass is implemented worldwide, and it will be soon, I won't have any way to defend myself over there. The US sucks in so many ways but at least I can delay the inevitable here via the Second Amendment.
Well, Good luck. Agree that the US sucks.
Never felt the need (except when on Ops in Bataan) in my daily life in P.I. I am a big 2a guy, NRA civilian Instr. etc. etc. Always carry Stateside. The U.S. agents I worked with said the same thing: " I feel naked when I'm unarmed in the States. Here I don't feel the need."
Mark is very lucky that his ex-wife didn't claim some (or all) of his superannuation. My ex-wife took around $180,000 AUD from my superannuation when we got divorced back in 2013. Thankfully, I've recovered what I lost, and will likely be moving to the Philippines when I retire in around 5 years ... maybe sooner, depending on how bad the impending global economic collapse gets.
Yeah actually i lost $100 k of my Super to the ex as well in the settlement. I was truly raped.
@@tralivingeasy9934 yep ... property settlements and/or alimony are the screwing you get, for the screwing you got.
Luckily he will probably have enough of his own superannuation to live off. But it is true, if he stays in the Phillipines, in order to collect his age pension, for which he has paid taxes his whole life, he has to live in Australia the 2 years before he is eligible (67yrs now). If he does get it he should be able to collect it and live in the Phillipines.
So i go back at 65 and live on unemployment bennefits for 2 years? 🤔😉🤣
@@tralivingeasy9934 Probably, but if you have a Filipino family they may have difficulty getting a visa for that time. Crazy law and pre-requisite. You have to do a lot of googling to find out the real answer. Then when you apply a lot depends on who interviews you on the day. (We have been through this but both of us AU
That was too funny Mark....I'd take it all 😂
A big red flag I don’t know anything about it (the job) and I don’t want to know . Start off at a lawyer with a written contract and financial guarantees . Yes wake up this is not a dream .
Just try to see for yourself Asia's Latin City Zamboanga..
Guy's a boss.
9:42 Someone's taking your photo there on the right.
I know
That's my GF. 33 y.o, 42 kg and treats me like a god. The full story is better than on the interview. 🥰😉